Yusuke Ito tossed batting practice on Saturday. He threw sixty-six pitches to Seiichi Uchikawa, Nobuhiro Matsuda, and Tomoaki Egawa. He has been receiving tips on how to throw a palm ball from pitching coach Shinichi Kato. It was his first batting practice outing at Ichi-gun.

Hayato Terahara has plans to work out in Guam, Hawaii, and Okinawa during the winter. He will start his training overseas in Guam in mid-December. He will go to Hawaii with his family to celebrate the New Year while also making time for workouts. He will then head to Okinawa in early January.

Terahara has struggled with injuries and wants to prepare for the 2014 season by working out in warm locations.

The Eagles decided to shut Takahiro Norimoto down for what will most likely be the rest of the year after they found some minor inflammation in his right shoulder and elbow. He has been playing some catch with his left arm.